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 ROME – Juventus beat Lazio 2-0 in the first leg of the semi-final of the Coppa Italia on Tuesday evening at the Allianz stadium, ending a month-long winning drought.

MIAMI -- The first leg of the Sunshine Double in the desert at Indian Wells, California, was plagued by bizarre events – biblical rainstorms, a swarm of bees that interrupted play for two hours, an

 ROME – Ferrari claimed their first victory of the season at the Australian Grand Prix with a one-two finish in Melbourne as Spaniard Carlos Sainz won two weeks after having emergency appendix surg

MILAN — Saturday morning, the cycling world welcomed the first major classic race of the season: Milan-San Remo.

 ROME -- As the curtain came down on rugby’s international interlude, the Six Nations has left fans and pundits satiated from a show full of spectacle, drama, and surprises.

 ROME -- The 2024 Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 tournament exceeded all expectation. Which isn’t to say it was an unalloyed joy for on-site fans.

 ROME – Inter Milan’s title charge was slowed down by Napoli after they drew 1-1 at the San Siro, their first domestic match without a win in 12 games. 

 BRISTOL -- Italy spoiled George North’s farewell international appearance as an assured Azzurri performance saw them close out their best ever Six Nations campaign at the Principality Stadium in C

 ROME -- Italy beat Wales 21-24, marking their second consecutive victory in the Six Nations tournament this year, and three matches without a loss. 

 ROME – Jannik Sinner progressed to the semi-finals of Indian Wells after beating Jiri Lehecka in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

 ROME – No Italian teams have qualified for the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League after Atletico Madrid beat Inter Milan 3-2 on penalties on Wednesday night.

 ROME -- Not so long ago, before the pro tennis tour began to resemble a snake eating its own tail, the tournament calendar fell into discreet segments.

 ROME – Tension rose in Serie A after the Lecce coach, Roberto D’Aversa, headbutted Verona’s striker Thomas Henry on the pitch. Both D'Aversa and Henry received red cards for the incident. 

 ROME -- Few had seen this coming.

 ROME – Italy shocked Scotland in a 31-29 victory in the Six Nations, their first home victory in the tournament for 11 years.

 ROME – Roma ruined Roberto De Zerbi’s Italian homecoming as they thrashed Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16.

 ROME -- Saturday, Slovene cyclist Tadej Pogačar won the Tuscan race for the second time in his career.

 ROME – Italy were defeated 5-1 by England’s Lionesses in a friendly in Spain, ahead of the European qualifiers.

 ROME – Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini won the WTA 1000 in Dubai, beating Russian Anna Kalinskaya to rise to 14^th in the world rankings.

 ROME – Napoli faced Barcelona at the Stadio Maradona on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Champion League’s Round of 16.

 ROME – Footballer Sara Gama announced her retirement from international football on Monday.

 ROME – Italy claimed 19 medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, placing them sixth in the medal table.

 TBILISI – Mixed martial artist Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Honda Center in California to become the new featherwei

 ROME – Jannik Sinner claimed another victory on Sunday after he won the ATP 500 in Rotterdam.

 Sinner beat Australian Alex de Minaur in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.